Application: individual case study: hiring practices

Application: Individual Case Study: Hiring Practices

· Select one of these two cases for your individual case study:

o Nkomo 38. Case: A Solution for Adverse Impact (p. 118)

o Nkomo 40. Exercise: Evaluating the Recruiting Function (p. 123)

· Review the Learning Resources that provide information on how to complete the calculations relevant to your chosen case.

o For Nkomo 38. Case, this includes information on adverse impact in the textbook and optional study notes.

o For Nkomo 40. Exercise, this includes information on how to calculate selection and acceptance rates on pp. 231-232 of your Mathis text.

· Locate at least one external resource from the Walden Library or the Internet to help with analysis of your chosen case.

· Review the Week 3 Assignment Template in the Learning Resources.

· Job analysis homepage.

Submit by Day 7 a paper (500–700 words) that includes the following:

· Calculations relevant to your case study:

o For Nkomo 38 Case; this includes adverse impact

o For Nkomo 40 Exercise; this includes selection and acceptance rates for the position (you do not need to calculate the other yield rates on page 211 of the Mathis text)

· Answers to the questions associated with your case that meet the following requirements:

o Double-spaced paragraphs

o The question used as the header for each answer

o APA style format

o Support from external sources with correct APA citations

o An APA reference list

· Two job-related interview questions based on the Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other characteristics (KSAOs) associated with your case and an explanation of how the questions relate to the KSAOs

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